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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
7
A historical note recounts the 1736 Gin Act taxing spirits and licenses, sparking public anger as the poor felt burdened while the wealthy drank freely. Ballads, protests, and clandestine labeling followed, with police and informers branded as villains. The act faltered after a few years and was modified in 1743 as society faced a wave of riots and enforcement challenges.
Fragmentary text discusses department store opportunities and misrepresentation issues. It mentions pricing, quality concerns, potential expansion, and the idea that market dynamics will settle to a stable level as claims by a writer named N. C. Fow appear.
A Chicago News reminiscence recalls boyhood in harsh winters with 4 a.m. starts, chores, milking, and cold school days. It contrasts early toil with spring plowing, animal mischief, and playful meanness, ending with nostalgic reflections on youth.
A man chasing a 3 45 train hires a hansom. The cabby, taunting with a half crown bet, urges the horse on. The old racer answers by speeding the horse to beat the deadline. The London Express reports the comic scene.
Two Marseillais argue over cheeses with tall tales. One claims the cheese stunned judges at the last show by being uncovered. The other boasts it wins a medal at every show and merely walks up to it.
The common sperm whale ranges widely in seas except polar regions and grows seventy to eighty feet long. Its massive head holds the case for spermaceti with many compartments. ambergris yields fragrant odor and enhances perfumes. Sperm whales travel in pods, sometimes with five hundred or more, led by a lookout who roars to signal danger.
In A J Harper's Pioneer Work in the Alps of New Zealand the weka is described as omnivorous, scavenger, and mischievous. The bird steals glittering items, weighs down by heft, and displays a comical glance of triumph as it carries away a pipe.
A local beggar dresses in donated clothes including bank president boots and a doctor’s coat during a town tour. He views his reflection in a pool and laments his tramp-like appearance despite the upscale garments.
Aunt Tillie, cook in a Georgia home, served her family macaroni from the white table and persuaded them it was good. Next morning two children dug in the yard claiming they were hunting for more macaroni worms, revealing the surprising source of the meal.
A white man enters Atlanta's best restaurant and a head waiter questions his bloodline. The man claims Malay descent and jokes that Malays are malaria, prompting a tense exchange about race and origins in a curious, lightly satirical scene.
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